Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Kevin Acklin could wind up with a county salary of $9,000 next year. The Point Breeze lawyer is running against Charles McCullough of Upper St. Clair for the GOP nomination for an at-large seat on county council next year. Under the county charter, the two at-large seats can't both be held by the same party. Unless some robust independent candidate emerges in the fall, therefore, the Democratic and Republican primaries determine those seats.

Count on a robust independent candidate in the fall. And, I've emerged already.

Furthermore, the last time I checked, there were three GOPers running for the post, not two. Humm...